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September 11 Memorial Museum

The long awaited museum will open to the public on May 21 following a six-day dedication period for 9/11 families, survivors and first responders.

The doors to the museum will be open for 24-hours a day from May 15 through May 20.

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A wall with a quote from Virgil and featuring 2,983 panels for each victim, May 14, 2014.

On Thursday President Barack Obama and the first lady attended the dedication ceremony for the opening of the museum.

While the construction of the museum has often been fraught with politics and controversy, the exhibitions and displays seek to pay tribute to the 2,983 victims of the 9/11 attacks and the 1993 bombing while also educating the public on the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.

All photos taken on May 14, 2014.

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The historical exhibition section inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

The doors open to the general public on May 21.

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A display of front pages of newspapers at the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site.

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Eyeglasses and a case found in the World Trade Center wreckage.

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A photograph of one of the World Trade Center towers collapsing after the September 11, 2001 attack.

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A video image of victim of the September 11th Attacks is seen next to the the Last Column of the World Trade Center inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

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Remains of a New York City Fire Department Ladder Company 3 truck just outside the Historical Exhibition area.

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A New York Fire Department ambulance.

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A destroyed fire department ambulance from Ground Zero.

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Surviving firefighter Dan Potter's fire helmet, which he used at Ground Zero on September 11.

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A firefighters shirt used at Ground Zero on September 11.

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Dust, ash and debris from the collapsed Twin Towers are viewed on the clothes from the store Chelsea Jeans.

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A worker under a photograph of the World Trade Center.

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A photograph by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora of people looking out of one of the World Trade Center towers after the September 11, 2001 attack.

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The "Survior Stairs", remnants of a Vesey Street staircase where many people who worked at the World Trade Center towers during the September 11, 2001 attack escaped to the street.

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Pieces of the plane of Flight 11.

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Artifacts from Ground Zero, including the cross made out of steel from the buildings.

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September 11 Memorial Museum

Artifacts from Ground Zero, including the cross made out of steel from the buildings.

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An American Flag recovered from the World Trade Center site.

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A salvaged bicycle rack from Ground Zero.

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A decorated pillar from Ground Zero and the Slurry Wall.

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A recovery mask used by a burn victim from the attacks on September 11.

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Artifacts from Ground Zero.

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A display showing the Al-Qaeda hijackers.

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Artifacts from Ground Zero.

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Cards, patches and mementos of those killed at Ground Zero.

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Handmade missing posters of victims of September 11.

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A salvaged section of steel facade from the North Tower from Ground Zero.